Project Controls Specialist

Power your future with Qualus in our Field Engineering department as a Project Controls Specialist. As a Project Controls Specialist, your responsibilities include managing project costs, overseeing data management, and tracking material requisitions to ensure accurate, timely, and effective project reporting. This role involves tracking project costs, analyzing financial data, and managing material tracking and troubleshooting to support project efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills to follow up on project information, coordinate with various stakeholders, and ensure that all project data is up-to-date and accurate.

• Monitor and control project costs, including budget tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis for capital projects
• Oversee material requisitions, track inventory, and ensure timely delivery of materials to project sites. Troubleshoot and resolve material-related issues to avoid project delays
• Coordinate with project teams, finance, suppliers, and other stakeholders to gather necessary data and resolve discrepancies
• Assist in developing and maintaining standardized procedures for project cost control, data management, and material tracking
• Utilize project management tools to manage and report data, ensuring alignment with project goals
• Prepare regular reports on project costs, material status, risks, and performance metrics for management review

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Construction Management or a related field preferred

• Ability to perform research and analysis, including the ability to obtain and evaluate relevant data

• Knowledge of the electric utility industry and its regulatory and operating environments. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective follow-ups and stakeholder engagement 
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and project management software (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Smartsheet)
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, business acumen, management ability. 

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Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,200 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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